[bsksi]

In my country you are removed and fined if you are seen indoors or outdoors where you can't keep a distance without a mask.

It's when I read comments like yours that I feel so jealous of the US. You don't even know what living where I am is like. For you it's like a place that couldn't possibly exist. :P

[nivenkos]

> It's when I read comments like yours that I feel so jealous of the US.

And then the same Americans ban you from Reddit if you complain about the lockdowns or forced mask mandates.

[RHSeeger]

1. The people that are in charge of making such decisions (scientists, politicians, etc) said you should (and in some cases must) wear a mask. They said that doing so is more for the protections of others, but it also helps the wearer.

2. The impact of wearing a mask, with the exception of a small subset of people, is negligible. At most, it's very slightly uncomfortable.

Given those two things, choosing _not_ to wear a mask makes you a bad person in the eyes of most people; and rightfully so. You are unwilling to put forth a minimal effort to help protect those around you.

And yes, if everyone sees you as a bad person because of your chosen actions, then you can expect to shun/comdemn/avoid you. That's how society works across the world.

Now that this study has come out, with actual numbers, hopefully the recommendations will change; or at least it will spur some research to try to confirm the lack of protection provided by cloth masks. Recommendations were made based on existing information. New information is added and recommendations/actions are taken based on that. That's how science is _supposed_ to work.

[nivenkos]

I don't want to get in to a philosophical argument, but here in Sweden pretty much no-one wears masks anywhere.